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35 I 37 g J3 4/ 40 V no 7 I proved means, in the form of a specialrubber Patented Aug. 9.1938

PATENT OFFICE PANEL MOUNTING Julius Breackevelt, Elkhart, Ind., assignorto The Adiake Company, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of IllinoisApplication January 15, 1937, Serial No. 120,735

8 Claims. The object of this invention is to provide imstrip, forremovably securing a panel in a frame in sealed association with thesame. While the improvement is particularly applicable to the .glazingof window sash it may be used advantageou'sly for other purposes.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is presented herein for thepurpose of exempliflcation, but it will of course be appreciated thatthe inventipn'is susceptible of incorporation in other structurallymodified forms coming equally within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: 1

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of part of a window sash glazed inaccordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the sash, showing theparts'before application of the pane of glass to the rail member; l Fig.3 is a similar view, showing the parts duringapplication of the glass;

Fig. 4 is a similar view, showing the parts after application of theglass;

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section through one side of a double glasswindow, in which glazing strips embodying the invention are so arrangedas to form the sealing means betweenv the two sash frames; and

Figs. 6 and '7 are similar sections, showing modifications in, thecontacting portions'of the .glazing strips.

As will be observed from the drawings, and more particularly Figs. 1-to.4 thereof, the sash includes a pane of glass l0, 'a rail member II anda rubber glazing strip I2. The rail-member II is and two spaced groovesl5 and IS. The glazing strip I2 is of one-piece construction and isprovided with an outwardly projecting flange l'l which flts within therear groove I5, an inwardly projecting flange l8 which is positionedbehind the glass i0 between the margin of the latter and the rear wallM, a forwardly projecting web H which is located between the outer edgeof the glass and the inner face l3 of the rail member, and a re'verselybent flange 20 at the front edge of theweb which projects first inwardlyagainst the margin of the glass and then cut wardly into the frontgroove i6. 2

, The-inwardly projecting section 2| ofthe re versely bent flange 20 ispreferably quite thin and flexible, whilethe outwardly projectingsection 22 ofthe same flange is preferably thicker and stiffer than thesection 2|, with the section 22 increasing in thickness from the bend 23to the inner face l3 of the rail 'rnembersand being providecl at thefront edge of the inner face I3 with a shoulder 24 which abuts with thelatter. The section 22 is preferably spaced somewhat from the section2|, and the progressive outward thickening which characterizes thesection 22 is almost if not entirely due to the addition of stock to,the front face 25 of such section, resulting in 4 a beveled front facewhich tapers forwardly and outwardly away from the glass to the frontinner edge of. the rail member. The rail member itself, aside from thespecial characteristics above described,.may be of any desiredconstruction and of any desired material.

With the improvement above described; glaz mg of the sash may beeasilyaccomplished. After. I

the strip l2 has been fittedinto-the rail member II and before the glassIII has been applied, the reversely bent flange 20 of the strip willassume the slightly humped position shown in Fig. 2, which viewillustrates the cross-sectional shape which is given the strip at.thetime of its. manuiacture. When the glass I0 is being applied, the humpat the location of the bend 23 in the strip is pushed down out of theway as shown in Fig. 3 to allow the glass to be moved rearwardly-pastthe hump. After the glass has been moved into engagement withtheinwardly projecting flange l8, the free edge of theoutwardlyprojecting section 22 of the reversely bent flange is forcedinwardly and then snapped into the front groove l6 in the, rail member.The inherent resiliency of the strip, combined-with the sling-likesupport I given the flexible section 2| by the relatively rigid section22, results in the glass I B being securely held in a readily removableyet effectively sealed manner. To remove the glass it is merelynecessary to snap the free edge of the strip out of the front groove inthe rail member.

In Fig. 5 glazing strips 26 and 21 constructed in accordance with theinvention are shown applied to the two panes of glass 28 and 29 of adouble glass window 30. The window 32 consists of a fixed outer sash 3|and a removable inner sash 32. The two-sashes 3| and 32 are clampedtightly together by any suitable means, such as wedging strips 33 on theorder. of those disclosed V in the ccpending application of Christian M.

'Verhagen, Serial No. 76,919, filed .April 29, 1936,, and the spacebetween the panes of glass is sealed by means of projections on thereversely bent flanges 35 of the glazing strips, which projections bearsnugly against each other when the sashes II and 32 are broughttogether. The sashes 3! and 32 may be grooved out at to reduce the I C]aim ii 1. The combination with a panel, and a frame about the panelhaving a rear wall and two spaced inwardly opening grooves in front, ofsaid wall, of a rubber retaining strip having an outwardly projectingflange which flts within the rear groove, an inwardly projecting flangewhich is positioned behind the panel between the margin of the latterand the rear wall, a forwardly projecting web which is located betweenthe outer edge of the panel and the frame, and a reversely bent flangeat the front edge of the web which projects flrst inwardly. against themargin ofthe panel and then outwardly into the front groove.

2. The combination with a panel, and a frame about the panel havingarear wall and two spaced inwardly opening grooves in front of saidwall, of a rubber retaining strip having an outwardly projecting flangewhich flts within the rear groove,.an inwardly projecting flange whichis positioned-behind the panel between the margin of the latter and therear wall,'a forwardly projecting web which is located between the outeredge of the panel and the frame, and a reversely bent flange at thefront edge of the web which projects first inwardly against the marginof the panel and then outwardly into the groove, the exposed portion ofthe outwardly projecting section of the reversely bent flange beingpreferably thicker than the inwardly projecting section of such flange.

3. The combination with a panel, and a fram about the panel having arear wall and two spaced inwardly opening grooves in front of said wall,of a rubber retaining strip having an outwardly projecting flange whichfits within the rear groove, an inwardly projecting flange which ispositioned behind the panel between the margin of the latter and therear wall, a forwardly projecting web which is located between the outeredge of the paiiel and the frame, and a reversely bent flange at thefront edge of the web which projects flrst inwardly against the marginof the panel and then outwardly into the front groove, the outwardlyprojecting section of the reversely bent flange being of graduallyincreasing thickness from the bend in the flange to the point where theflange enters the front groove, and

.being provided at such point with a shoulder for abutment with theframe adjacent the front edge of the latter.

4. The combination with a panel, and a frame about the panel having arear wall and two spaced inwardly opening grooves in front of said wall,of a rubber retaining strip having an outwardly projecting flange whichflts within the rear groove, a forwardly projecting web which is locatedbetween the outer edge of the panel and the frame, and a reversely bentflange at the front edge of the web which projects first inwardlyagainst the margin of the panel and then outwardly into the frontgroove.

5. In window construction, a sash frame characteristized by a rear wallfor abutment with the "back of a glazing strip and two spaced inwardlyopening grooves in front of the rear wall for the reception of twooutwardly extending flanges on the glazing strip.

6. A rubberglazing strip characterized by an inwardly extending flangefor engagement with the rear face of a pane of glass, an outwardlyextending flange for insertion in'a groove in a surrounding sash frame,and a reversely bent flange which is adapted to extend first inwardlyagainst the front face of the pane of glass and then outwardly into asecond groove in the sash frame.

7. A'rubberglazing strip characterized by a reversely bent flange whichis adapted to extend first inwardly against the front face of a pane ofglass and then outwardly into a groove in a surrounding sash frame, theoutwardly extending portion of the reversely bent flange being providedwith a projection for sealing abutment with a corresponding projectionon a glazing strip associated with a second pane of glass.

8. In window construction, the combination with two panes of glass, andtwo sash frames for supporting the same, of rubber glazing strips formounting the panes in the frames, said sash JULIUS BREACKEVELT.

